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NTTA Seeks Boost in Lifeline Tribal Support Amid Coronavirus

The National Tribal Telecommunications Association asked the FCC to add $20 monthly Lifeline support on tribal lands plus more funding "to address connection difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic," in a letter posted Friday in docket 11-42. NTTA wants "revisions to…

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the Lifeline program rules to streamline entry into the program for those unfortunate Americans -- those living on Tribal lands and elsewhere -- experiencing a sudden loss of income that would meet the eligibility requirements." Let tribal authorities qualify newly eligible, it said.